1 AF (CONR-AFNORTH) Air Force Rescue Coordination Center (AFRCC) Informational This briefing is: /FOUO Lt Col Gene Manner Director of Operations 1
Overview AFRCC SAR Architecture Authorities Guidance SAR Responsibilities: Federal vs State Beacon CONOP AFRCC Notifications & CONOP DoD Methods for Conducting SAR in the USA Unique SAR Tools 2017 AFRCC Mission Activity Trends Additional Responsibilities DoDD, DoDI, NSP excerpts 2
US Civil SAR Architecture NSARC/NSP/NSS CDR USCG SAR Coordinator (Maritime) Washington DC CDR USNORTHCOM SAR Coordinator (Inland) Peterson AFB, CO Policy, Guidance, Interagency Coord Operational Responsibilities Policy, Guidance, Interagency Coord Federal ESF-9 Strategic Responsibilities Coast Guard Districts Various Locations Routine SAR for Maritime SRRs Coordinate between SRRs (inland, Mexico, Canada) Mass Rescue Operations (MRO) Strategic Responsibilities AFNORTH/CC SAR Operations Coordinator Tyndall AFB, FL Operational Responsibilities Coordinates Resources AFRCC (Air Force Rescue Coordination Center) AFNORTH AOC, Tyndall AFB, FL Routine SAR for Inland SRR (Langley) Coordinate between SRRs (maritime, Mexico, Canada) Mass Rescue Operations (MRO)
Delineation of Authorities Treaty Chicago Conventions of 1944, (9th ed 2006) Created ICAO Federal Civil Policies National SAR Supplement (NSS) National SAR Plan (NSP) DoD Guidance DoDI 3003.01 DoD support to Civil SAR SECDEF Delegation Policy Memorandum USAF Guidance AFPD 10-45 4
Guidance National SAR Plan STTIA and local authorities are responsible for land-based SAR within their respective jurisdictions. MOA Executive Level Support Agreement (Governor/CDRAFNORTH) MOU Detailed Execution Contract (State SAR Coordinator/AFRCC) Flex File AFRCC Execution Document 5
SAR Responsibilities Individual States: SAR within the state boundaries (exception National Parks [DOI] and Native American Reservations) If unable to prosecute the mission to include time, money, expertise, or assets, federal assistance is requested through the AFRCC by authorized state agency Federal Government: Scheduled air carriers Aircraft operating under International Civil Aviation Organization agreements Interstate general aviation Military personnel (on or off duty, including dependents) Missions of national concern 6
Responsibilities Continued AFRCC is an ask not task agency Responsible for 48 contiguous states and for assistance to Canada and Mexico Coordinate with RCCs/SPOCs of all Chicago Convention participants (191 countries) Coordinates routine SAR missions as requested (ex: lost hiker, missing aircraft) Missions are below the threshold of DSCA or declared emergency/esf#9 No forces assigned Coordinate nearest, most capable federal assets to assist requesting agency (Native American Reservations, state governments, NPS, etc.) Funding is addressed in each MOA The state requesting assistance is not billed Agency providing support funds their own activities IAW ICAO-IMO precedent 7
Emergency Beacons Cospas: Cosmitscheskaja Sistema Poiska Awarinitsch Sudow SARSAT: Search and Rescue Satellite Aided Tracking 8
AFRCC SAR CONOPS Event / Notification Non-Aircraft / Missing Person(s) Report STTIA and Local Authorities / First Responders Aircraft / Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Alert Notification (ALNOT) Distress Beacons / Cospas-Sarsat Programme Air Force Rescue Coordination Center (AFRCC) Validate Request / Determine Authority / Identify Federal Support (As Needed) Coordinate Support ( Ask Not Task ) Monitor Incident / Mission Until Resolved Other Rescue Coordination Centers (RCC) / SAR Points of Contact (SPOC)
DoD methods for SAR AFRCC mission number (DoDI 3003.01) Ask not task MOA/MOU Tasking (DoDD 3025.18/CJCS DSCA EXORD) Declared events ESF # 9 DoD Planning/Complexity Increases Commander s immediate response (DoDD 3025.18) Member of community requests Resource under control of commander Re-evaluate every 72 hours (max) 10
Unique Tools for Searches FLIR Source USAF, USA, AFRC, ANG, NG, CAP Results: All Weather/Anytime Search Radar Forensics Cell Phone Forensics Source NHQ CAP Results: Recent Activity Last Known Position (LKP) Sources USAF, FAA, & NHQ CAP Results: Last Known Position (LKP) Heading, Altitude, & Speed Maneuvers Confined Space/High Angle Rescue Source USAF, AFRC, ANG, NG Results: Mountain-side rescue Cave, water, collapsed structure search11
Aircraft Searches Alert Methods FAA Family Concerns Military Aircraft AFRCC Actions Initial Investigation in coordination with FAA Mission Initiation (Radar, Cell, Search Teams) 12
2017 Mission Activity Busiest RCC in the World!! ~90% SOLVED WITHOUT FEDERAL RESOURCES COMMITTED 9762 INCIDENTS 26.7 INCIDENTS per DAY AFRCC 1 LIFE SAVED EVERY 1.13 DAYS 323 SAVES 998 Missions 2.73 MISSIONS per DAY 17,000 SAVES SINCE ACTIVATION IN 1974
Trends 12-18 FEB 18 CY 2018 Missions 20 100 Saves 12 97 Incidents 180 1283 CY 2017 1209 6% 110-9% 36 169% AFRCC Weekly Trend Data for CY 2018 CY 2016 837 53% 84 19% 24 304% CY 2015 769 67% 68 47% 21 362%
Trends Beacon Type / Year ELT EPIRB PLB Total 2012 230,535 609,814 473,936 1,314,285 2013 247,020 648,668 517,163 1,412,851 2014 259,510 709,921 577,786 1,547,217 2015 267,123 770,424 635,593 1,673,140 2016 274,246 817,384 697,668 1,789,298 Cospas-Sarsat EPIRB, ELT and PLB Population Trends as Estimated from Manufacturers Reports (2012-2016) 406-MHz Beacons Global Population Trends and Forecast
Trends COSPAS-SARSAT MESSAGES 90000 80000 70000 60000 50000 40000 30000 20000 10000 0 2013 2014 2015 MESSAGES 2016 2017
Additional Responsibilities National Search and Rescue School (Inland SAR) Basic Inland Search and Rescue Course (BISC) USAF advisor to OSD/DPMO (DoD) on National Search and Rescue Committee (NSARC) NSARC Working Groups Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) support Support to foreign RCCs and COCOM JPRCs/PRCCs SARSAT Program Steering Group & Joint Working Gp One of three primary funding agencies w/noaa & USCG ICAO-IMO Joint SAR Working Group Federal interface lead for annual state/nasar/cap conference(s) National Crash Locator Database United States Personal Locator Beacon (PLB) Program CSEL Support Center (Tertiary world-wide) Distress Alerting Satellite System (DASS) Program All required under ICAO/IMO Treaty, NSARC/NSP, DoD Directive, or SARSAT interagency agreement 17
Points of Contact Commander Lt Col Evan Gardner (850) 283-5084 Director of Operations Lt Col Gene Manner (850) 283-5029 AFRCC Console (24/7 ops for civil SAR) DSN 523-5955 / Comm 800-851-3051 or 850-283-5955 http://www.1af.acc.af.mil/units/afrcc/ 18
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Current Operations 24/7/365 Manning of the Ops Floor 12 hour shifts (0600 & 1800 shift change) Day Shift: 1x Senior Controller + 2x Controllers Night Shift: 1x Senior Controller + 1x Controller No FTU exists for the AFRCC/AKRCC Controller/Sr. Controller training conducted in-house Instructors are working incidents while conducting training OT&E authority to ACC via the SECAF DoDI 3003.01 (DoD Support to Civil SAR) & AFPD 10-45 (AF Support to Civil SAR)
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